Tasks of Theory of Mind (ToM) scale

Question 1

Diverse desires

Answer 1

child judges that 2 persons (the child v. someone else) have diff desires about same object

Question 2

diverse beliefs

Answer 2

child judges that they and another person have diff beliefs about same objects, when the child does not know which belief is true or false

Question 3

knowledge access

Answer 3

child sees what is in a box and judges (yes-no) the knowledge of another person who does not see what is in the box

Question 4

contents false belief

Answer 4

child judges another person’s false belief about what is in a distinctive container when child knows what is the container

Question 5

hidden emotion

Answer 5

child judges that a person can feel one thing but display a diff emotion